Dario Saric scored 20 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the third quarter), and the Philadelphia 76ers went on a 25-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-102.
The Nuggets went on a 13-0 run to lead 72-58 with 7:29 left in the third quarter. Jerryd Bayless’ 19-foot pull-up jumper put the 76ers ahead for good with 2:31 left in the quarter. Saric scored 7 points and Bayless added 6 during the run. The 76ers led 83-76 with 43 seconds left in the quarter and by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Nuggets 6-4. Robert Covington scored 4 of the 76ers’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray had 31 points (20 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Will Barton went 1 for 8 from 3. Nikola Jokić had 19 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Gary Harris had 17 points and 5 steals.
The 76ers shot 48.4% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 40.2% and 21.9%. The Nuggets did not make a field goal in the last 4:20. The 76ers outscored the Nuggets 14-3 in 4 minutes with Johnson, Bayless, Booker, Covington and McConnell on the floor together. Richaun Holmes fouled out.